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Accipiter sp. nov. 'New Ireland' #1

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

 

Distribution

New Ireland (=Latangai), Papua New Guinea

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Steadman, David W. (2006). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University Of Chicago Press. 594 pp. [relevant reference?]

Steadman, David W., White, J. Peter and Allen, Jim. (1999). Prehistoric birds from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea: Extinctions on a large Melanesian island. PNAS 96(5): 2563-2568.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/9252/accipiter-sp-new-2-3

 

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